Faith Lutheran Preschool eNews: Newsletter 9/3/14

Important Dates to Remember:
September 6 - Faith Lutheran Church Parking Lot Sale 10:00am - 4:00pm

Special notes:
There's a new bulletin board in the hallway as you enter the classroom. Make sure to check it out for reminders and information.

THIS WEEK’S LITERACY EXPERIENCES
Morning Books
"It Looked Like Spilt Milk" by Charles G. Shaw
"Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney
"We're Going On a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

Afternoon Books
"There's a Hole in the Bucket" by Nadine Bernard Westcott

PLANNING & RECALL
As children become familiar with the planning process, the clarity of each child’s plan develops. For a younger child, or a child new to the planning process, his or her plan may start as a vague plan. When asked, “What are you going to do today at Work Time?” they may respond simply by saying, “Go over there,” or “Make something.” As children become more familiar with the idea of making plans, they begin to make routine plans. These are simple plans in which children mention an activity as a beginning point such as, “Play with blocks,” or “Cutting.” Detailed plans are complex plans children make in which they mention a beginning point, goal, or outcome. A detailed plan may sound like this, “Make a Robin Hood hat. With a feather, a real one.” Children’s plans change as they become familiar with available materials, their peers, and their own ability to make plans and think about how to carry them out. This week during planning time we use a toy phone and pretend to talk to each about our Work Time plans.

BIBLE LESSON
Adam and Eve were the crown of God’s creation. They were created to be above all things God had made. They enjoyed perfect living in the beautiful Garden of Eden. God gave them an opportunity to worship him and show love to him by obeying his command. He said they could eat from any tree in the garden except the tree in the middle. One day Satan appeared to Eve in the form of a snake and tempted her to doubt God’s words.” Instead of dying when eating from that tree, you’ll become like God instead—knowing good and evil!” Eve saw the fruit was desirable for gaining knowledge, so she ate of the fruit and then shared some with Adam and he ate it as well. Immediately, Adam and Even knew they had sinned against God by doing what he told them not to do, and they were ashamed and afraid. Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the snake. They deserved to die for their sin, and death would indeed now be a result of sin. However, God showed his compassionate love in promising to send Someone to crush the serpent’s head, defeating Satan. That Someone is God’s very Son Jesus, who would one day come to be the Savior of the world.

Bible verse: John 3:16 "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son."
Bible song: "For God So Loved the World"

MUSIC
This week the children experiment with dynamics—loud and soft. Using the song “Listen, Listen to Me”, children have the opportunity to distinguish between loud and soft sounds. In the past weeks, we have used our voices to practice loud sounds like shouting, and soft sounds like whispering. This week we identify loud and soft sounds as we look at pictures such as: a fire engine, a fan, a firecracker, a mouse, a hammer, drums, rain, and a watch. We've also enjoyed learning the songs "Barump! Went the Little Green Frog", "Clap Your Hands", and "The Apple Tree".

MOVEMENT
Movement time is an important part of the day because it helps with a child’s physical development. Large motor skills, spatial and body awareness and healthy behavior are learned through movement activities. Children learn to move their bodies in different ways—quickly, slowly, crawling, flying, jumping, and tiptoeing. As children dance to the songs “Flick a Fly" and “Song about Slow, Song about Fast,” they learn to self-regulate, or control, their bodies. Movement time is a great way to get our hearts beating faster, laugh, and build relationships with each other as we dance and move together.

SMALL GROUP TIME
Each week during Small Group Time, children have the chance to engage in a hands-on learning experience, chosen by the teacher. The teacher chooses experiences based on the children’s interests which also meets one of the Key Developmental Indicators (KDI). We noticed many of the children gravitating toward art activities during Work Time last week, so this week we picked art as the KDI for Small Group Time. Children have the opportunity to explore different art mediums and express their creative side. On Tuesday we used chalk and sugar water to make brightly colored pictures on black constructive paper, on Wednesday we dressed a picture of a llama using pom poms, fabric scraps, buttons, and googly eyes. On Thursday we used paint and paper to create our own "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" creations like our book from Morning Story time. On Friday we used foam blocks and foaming shaving cream to create 3D art structures.